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Re: Subway stations named after neighborhoods |
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Posted by randyo on Thu Sep 17 00:04:41 2020, in response to Subway stations named after neighborhoods, posted by rbseabeach on Wed Sep 16 15:24:45 2020. Many of the stations did not actually have the names as described on the roll signs. The BMT for the most part was inclined to use the neighborhood names as destinations such as Astoria, Jamaica, and canarsie rather that the actual station names of Ditmars Blvd, 168 St, or Rockaway Pky although there was a bit of inconsistency with even those. The other divisions were also a bit inconsistent. Although the terminal for the Jerome Av Line was always callked simply “Woodlawn” as long as I can remember and all the destination signs that I saw read simply “Woodlawn-Jerome Ave” there are photos that show Lo-Vs with signs reading “Woodlawn Road-Jerome Ave” similar to the “Woodlawn Road” readings on the R types. Parkchester as a neighborhood name didn’t show up until WWII when the apartment complex of that name was constructed by Met Life. The IND destination signs often did not match the actually station names because in most cases the destination sign reflected the name of the branch line on which the station was located. 207 St on the A line is not in Wash Hts but is the terminal of the Wash Hrts line of the IND. 205 St is not actually on the Concourse but the destination signs read Concourse-205 St because it is the terminal for the Concourse Line of the IND. The IND, however was not always consistent either since while the destinations of Queens-Forest Hills and Queens-Kew Gardens were on the iND Queens lines, the destinations signs for Parsons, 169 and 179 S contained the neighborhood thse stations were located in rather than the name of the line. |
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